In Alex's post she discusses the nutritional differences between real unprocessed chicken and chicken nuggets, much like those that you would find at McDonald's. There is an overwhelming difference nutritionally between these two subsets of chicken. Alex explains that unprocessed chicken "is a low calorie, low trans fat, and a good source of vitamin B6 and protein". Many of us don't usually associate McDonald's chicken nuggets with actually being real chicken, but as a good choice for a late night snack while under the influence. After reading her post it made me think twice about ever consuming this fake chicken ever again. I followed her blog to a link of what was titled "McDonald's Fail" which was footage of a fried chicken head that was supposedly found in a McDonald's restaurant. Although very humorous, it was quite disturbing at the same time. After reading her post i was very interested to find out exactly what is in a McNugget. Interestingly enough Michael Pollan discusses this very topic in his second book, "An Omnivores Dilemma."
“The ingredients listed in the flyer suggest a lot of thought goes into a nugget, that and a lot of corn. Of the thirty-eight ingredients it takes to make a McNugget, I counted thirteen that can be derived from corn: the corn-fed chicken itself; modified cornstarch (to bind the pulverized chicken meat); mono-, tri-, and diglycerides (emulsifiers, which keep the fats and water from separating); dextrose; lecithin (another emulsifier); chicken broth (to restore some of the flavor that processing leeches out); yellow corn flour and more modified cornstarch (for the batter); cornstarch (a filler); vegetable shortening; partially hydrogenated corn oil; and citric acid as a preservative. A couple of other plants take part in the nugget: There's some wheat in the batter, and on any given day the hydrogenated oil could come from soybeans, canola, or cotton rather than corn, depending on the market price and availability."
I was very surprised to read that these chicken nuggets were actually more corn than chicken. So a tip to the wise: do not consume Mcnuggets ever again in your brief existence.
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